Topping attachment for harvesters.



-No.'815-,43 7. PATENTED MAR. 20, 1906;

, L. J. KNOX.

TOP-PING ATTACHMENT FOR HARVBSTERS,

. APPLIOIAT ION FILED, APR. 12, 1905 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1 /6 i Jy'm fwenfoz- No. 815,437. PATEN-TED MAR. 20, 1906. v L. J. KNOX. Y

TOPPING ATTACHMENT FOR HARVESTERS.

APPLIOATION nun APR. 12, 1905.

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. L. J. KNOX. TOPPING ATTACHMENT FOR HARVESTBRS.

APPLICATION FILED APR-.12. 190a. v

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Witness PATENTED MAR. 20, 1906.

"UNITED "STATES PATENT oFFron.

LEv-I J.-KNX, or NOWATA, INDIAN TERRITORY,

l'OPPlNGiATTACHMEhIT FOR HARVESTERS.

To all whom zltwmy concern: 7 Be it-known that I, LEVI J. KNOX, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nowata',

more particularly to attachments therefor,

and has for its object to rovide an attachment by means of whic harvested grain spirit of the invention.

may be topped before leaving the harvester.

A particular object is to provide a machine especially adapted for harvesting corn.

Other objects and advantages willbe apparent from the following description, and it will be understood thatmodifications of the specific construction shown" may be made .and any suitable materials may be used for the various parts with out departing'from the In .the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals and letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is an elevation of a harvester provided with the present inven-' tion. Fig. 2 is a view'showing a portion of the harvester and illustrating the present invention in top plan. view showing the mounting of 'themovable gear upon the shaft. Fig. 4 is an end view of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a side elevation,partly iri'section, of a harvester provided with the present invention.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a harvester 5, including a grain-carrier 6, which is driven by a shaft 7 the latter carrying a gear-wheelS. the harvester the carrier 6 receives the harvested grain and moves the latter rearwardly.

- At the rearward end of the carrier there is a .stalks extending rearwardly beyond this board.

The present attachment comprises a frame Fig. 3 is a sectional.

In the operation of Specification of Letters Patent. Patented March 20, 1906. Appljcatjofl fil d- April12,1905. sesame; 255,205.

I 9, which is attached to the harvester and which has a shaft 10, angular in cross-section,

revolubly mounted at its ends therein. This shaft carries a gear 11., which is meshed with the gear 8, the two shafts 7 and 10 being thus arranged for simultaneous rotation, and

mounted slidablyupon the shaft. 10 there is a Brackets e, e, and e are slida ly-engaged with the shaft 10 and are also arran ed for rotation of this shaft therein, an these brackets have a shaft f revolubly mounted therein, which carries a gear 0, and this gear c is meshed with a gear h, which is mountgear 12, having an angular openin 13 therethrough, in which the shaft is snug y engaged.

directed upwardly, and this finger-bar-is dis-' po sed to receive the stalks of grain between its fin ers as these stalks pass downwardly over the edge?) of the board a. A pitman Z connects the gear h with the knife K of the finger-bar k for operation of the knife when the gear is rotated to'cause the knife to, traverse 1 the space between the fingers is. v

The shaft f is arranged to drive an endless carrier m, which is located at the opposite side ofthe finger-bar from the harvester, and this carrier is arranged to discharge matter falling thereupon at one side of the harvester. The bundle-former d'of the harvester consists of a plurality of arms (1, which are carried by a shaft 01, and the outer end of the carrier m is mounted in brackets n, which are engaged with this shaft.

A plate 0 extends-beneath the finger-bar 7c and projects over the carrier m. a

In operation as the stalks of grain pass downwardly over the'board a they enter the finger-bar k, which is operated to cut the tops from the grain, these tops falling upon the plate-0 and passing therefrom to the carrier m.' As will be observed, the carrier and fin-' ger-bar are movable toward andaway from the board a to permit of adjustment'to suit stalks of difierent lengths, and a hand-lever p is mounted upon the frame-9 and is connected with these movable portions by means of a rod q for movement of these portions when the hand-lever is operated. It will of course be understood that the brackets n are slidable upon the shaft d.

In Fig. 5 there is shown a harvester including a frame A, having a forwardly-extending stalk-guide B, and in it is mounted a stalkcutting mechanism 0. The carrier 6 is located at the upper portion of the harvester andin position to engage the stalks cut by the mechanism 0 to move the upper portions thereof rearwardly, and these stalks fall upon the board a and pass down the curved upper edge of the latter into the finger-bar 7c.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a harvester, ineluding a cutting mechanism and a verticallydisposed downwardly-slanted board arranged to receive grainupon its upper edge from the erating the knife, a carrier located at the opposite side of the fingers from the guide and arranged to receive portions of grain cut by the knife, said fingers, knife and carrier, being movable toward and away from the guide, and means for operating the carrier.

3. The combination with a harvester including a grain-carrier and a guide arranged for the rece tion of grain from the carrier and adapted for the passage of said grain downwardly thereover, of a frame connected with the carrier, a shaft revolubly connected in the frame, connections between said shaft and the operating mechanism of the harvester for operation of the former by the latter, a gear carried by the shaft and slidable thereon, brackets slidably mounted upon the shaft, a cutter-bar connected with certain of said brackets, said cutter-bar being adapted. to receive grain passing downwardly over the guide, a gear mounted upon one of the brackets and meshing with the first-named gear, connections between the second-named gear and thecutter-bar for operation of the latter, a carrier connected with the brackets for movement therewith and disposed to receive matter from the cutter-bar and connections between the carrier and the shaft for operation of the former by the latter said brackets and first-named gear being movable toward and away from the guide.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

L'EVI J. KNOX. Witnesses:

E. B. LAMSON, J. E. CAMPBELL. 

